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A native macOS menu bar app for your UniFi Protect cameras. Live streaming, smart alerts, and instant access.
BigFred does one thing and does it well — puts your cameras in your menu bar.
Organize cameras into named groups. Drag to reorder. Switch between views with tabs or arrow keys.
Native RTSP in floating, resizable windows. Low, Medium, or High quality. Open multiple cameras at once.
Person detected · 2s ago
Person, vehicle, animal, package — real-time AI detection alerts. Per-camera rules and cooldown.
192.168.5.2
Cloud Connector
Connect directly on your network or remotely through UI.com cloud. BigFred auto-detects the best path.
Pop any camera into a floating always-on-top window. Resize freely. Remembers position between sessions.
From menu bar to live feed in one click.
Click a camera thumbnail to open a floating window with a native RTSP live feed. Resize it, pin it on top, open as many as you want.
BigFred subscribes to your Protect console's WebSocket event stream via the Integration API. When a camera's AI classifies a person, vehicle, or animal — you get an alert instantly with a live-updating snapshot.
Configure snapshot refresh intervals, stream quality defaults, notification rules per camera, and thumbnail sizes. Everything saves instantly.
Start BigFred when you log in
How often to refresh thumbnails
macOS banners with sound
Floating window with live snapshot
He watches your cameras so you don't have to. When something moves, Fred notices — and lets you know.
Free to download. No account required.
Download on the Mac App Store